Benfluorex-induced mitral stenosis: a misknown etiology

Int J Cardiol. 2014 Dec 20;177(3):e174-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.08.110. Epub 2014 Aug 27.

Authors

Yannick Jobic¹, Yves Etienne¹, Patrick Bruneval², Pierre-Vladimir Ennezat³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Brest, France.
² Department of Pathology, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Paris-Descartes University, France.
³ Department of Cardiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble, France. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 25183534
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.08.110

No abstract available

Keywords: Benfluorex; Commissural fusion; Drug-induced valvular heart disease; Mitral stenosis.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Female
Fenfluramine / adverse effects
Fenfluramine / analogs & derivatives*
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation*
Humans
Hypolipidemic Agents / adverse effects
Middle Aged
Mitral Valve Stenosis / chemically induced*
Mitral Valve Stenosis / diagnostic imaging*
Mitral Valve Stenosis / surgery
Ultrasonography

Substances

Hypolipidemic Agents
Fenfluramine
benfluorex